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£8,000 - £12,000
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Provenance:
Anne Nancy de Tarente, daughter of Alexander Macdonald, wife of the Duc de Massena, Sylvestre Regnier and lady in waiting to the daughters of Louis Phillipe.
Thence by descent:
Acquired by the present vendor in the early 2000's.
Alexander Macdonald (1765-1840) was made the Marshal of France after the battle of Wagram. He successfully negotiated the abdication of Napoleon with the allies. As well as receiving numerous military medals and titles he was appointed chief officer of the Legion D'Honneur.
Jacques Dieudonne was one of the most celebrated and fashionable portrait sculptors of his time. In great demand as a portraitist and engraver of medals he studied under the great master Bosio. His commissions included The Duc D'Orleans, the Duc D'Angouleme, Louis Phillipe and Charles X.
Examples of Dieudonne's works can be found in the following collections: Chateaux Versailles: Gaston de Foix, Count of Nemours, bronze, Charles, Count de Blois, Antoine Arnaud
Musee de Bourges: Charles X, marble
Musee de Cambrai: Duc d'Angouleme